How to depression-proof your portfolio

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Fears that the world economy could be plunged into another great recession,
causing more pain for already battered investors, intensified this week.
From Europe and the US to China, Brazil and India, economic readings
indicate that growth has taken a turn for the worst.

The political and economic crisis in the eurozone deepened as Spain’s Prime
Minister pleaded for a rescue of the country’s stricken banks. There were
worrying reports of slowing growth from China, India and Brazil, and in
America growth forecasts are being revised down on the back of disappointing
jobs data.